and non-defense, that is horrifically bad policy. we underestimate what it will take when congress does something sensible, but that has to be gone over. it is bad for defense posture. it does horrific things to domestic programs. the sensible thing to do is replace that with long-range cuts that get the same amount of deficit reduction and sends the message we're serious about retaining the deficit reduction we have got. we should just do that. and there are really three different problems. problem #one is the fiscal cliff. problem #2 is the debt limit increase that would come early next year and be pushed as late as march. problem #3 is the big problem, the fiscal path is unsustainable. it is dangerous to america. the single greatest threat facing the economy. we want to temporarily get past the fiscal cliff. we want to push the debt ceiling out and cleared the debt to deal with a big problem. the question that comes up all the time, if you do that, are they going to deal with the big problem? the answer has to be yes. it is inconc